Charles Edward Stuart was the grandson of James II and Mary of Modena. Like his father before him, Charles tried to reclaim the throne for the House of Stuart, only to fail as miserably as his melancholy father, James Edward Stuart.

One of the most influential Georgian politicals, Charles Fox was a true character. The son of Lady Caroline Lennox, one of the famous Lennox sisters and Henry Fox, Charles was a gifted orator. He was also a prolifigate spender, gambler, and womanizer.

Long time mistress of William IV while he was Duke of Clarence, Dorothy met her royal duke while she was a comic actress on the Georgian Stage. Though they were forbidden to marry becasue of the Royal Marriage Act, Dorothy and William were happy together for almost 20 years before politics and William's debts drove them apart.

One of the greatest military minds of his age, Arthur Wellesley is best known as the general who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. Living well into the Victorian Era, he tried several other careers in his retirement, including politics, but never gained the glory he did at Waterloo.

One of the commanding generals on the British side during the Revolutionary war, General Cornwallis couldn't understand why the Americans wanted freedom from Britain, or the new tactics of war General George Washington brought to play. Still, he fought with the bravery and honor of one of the last gentlemen soldiers.

Given command of the Tories during the Revolutionary War, Tarleton earned the nickname "Butcher" after he herded a town of civilians into a church and after nailing all the doors and windows shut, burned them alive.

Of all the English Princesses born in the line of William of Normandy, George III's daughters were to be pitied the most. Born in an age where there were few Protestent Princes, most of them were forced to endure as old maids, serving their mother and longing for freedom.

Out of all women George IV loved, two stand out, Mary "Perdita" Robinson and Maria Fitzherbert. Mary Robinson was an actress who took her nickname from a Shakespeare play. Unfortuantely she tried to cross the Duchess of Devonshire and George IV grew tired of her. Maria Fitzherbert faired better. Good hearted and sweet natured, she lasted as George's mistress almost until he became King. Her failing in the eyes of George's family was twofold, she was Catholic and not royal.

One of the Georgian Era's leading noble women. Georgiana was a excellent writer, poet, as well as a leader of the fashionable world.

At the battle of Trafalgar Horatio Nelson defeated the French as Commander of the HMS Victory. This battle helped turn the tide of war against Napoleon and established that Great Britian ruled the Seas.

A brilliant statesman, Horace Walpole became an influential minister during the reign of George I and eventually one of England's first Prime Ministers during the reign of George II.

Another famous warrior from the Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Nelson is best known for his victory at the Battle of Trafalgar.

The beloved author of Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and many others. The daughter of a country vicar, Jane never married or had children, except for her books. To date Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Mansfield Park, Sense and Sensibility, and Persuasion have been made into major motion pictures.

A direct descendant of Charles II and his French mistress, Emily was the second child of the famous Lennox Sisters portrayed in the book The Aristocrats and in a PBS miniseries also called the Aristocrats. Born into an age of great change, the Lennox sisters left a vivid portrait of women in the Georgian Age that transcends generations.

The youngest Lennox sister, Lady Sarah missed being George III's Queen by a narrow margin. Instead she married Sir Charles Bunbury and was divorced for bearing another man's child. She later happily married George Napier and raised the famous general, Charles Napier.

Oldest and only surviving son of James II, James Francis Stuart was by nature melancholy. He tried once unsuccessfully to gain the throne of England, then went back to France to spend the rest of his life as an exile, referred to in England as "the old pretender".

One of the Georgian stage's greatest actresses. Sarah Siddons was one of the first respectable actresses in an age where most actresses were considered little better than prostitutes. Her portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds shows her as the Tragic Muse.

Son of Lady Sarah Lennox by her second husband. Charles followed his father into the army and ended up as Commander-In-Chief of the British Forces in India. He is best known for his views on widow burning, suttee saying "You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours."

From a family of soldiers, Sir Henry Clinton served in several major wars, including the American revolutionary war as the Governor of Charleston and Commander-In-Chief of the British forces.

A rival painter to Thomas Gainsborough, Sir Joshua Reynolds is one of England's greatest artists. One of his great accomplishments outside art was to establish the Royal Academy of Art.

Not long after Victoria became Queen, a crisis in English politics forced a change in government and Robert Peel as the leader of his party should have become Prime Minister. Attached to Lord Melbourne, Victoria refused and Peel was forced to yield to Victoria's iron will. However, after Victoria married and Melbourne's government couldn't function anymore, Albert convinced Victoria to let Peel be Prime Minister, which turned out for the best.

A self Portrait, painted by the artist himself, this portrait shows one of the Georgian Era's greatest artists. In order to see an example of his great works, hop on over to the Royal House of Hanover and take a peek at the portrait he did of Queen Charlotte.

As colorful as Charles Fox in his own way, Melbourne was already Prime Minister when an 18 year old girl named Victoria ascended the throne of England. He guided the young Queen through her first years of ruling and saw her marry Albert.Then when he was forced to resign, he faded away from politics, content that Victoria and Albert would rule well.

Another of the great ministers of England. William Pitt served his nation during the dawn of the Georgian Era with his comrade, Horace Walpole.